Woman&#39;s garment.



A. L. GREENWOOD;

WOMAN'S GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED PEB.24.1914.

Patentgad Dec. 15, 1914.

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WOMANS GARMENT.

Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 191%.

Application filed February 24, 1914. Serial No. 820,455.

a specification, reference being had to the drawings herein'referred toand madea part hereof. i

My invention relates particularly to. a simplified garment for \von ansapparel, having many advantages as will hereinafter a pear.

' Among other objects produce a garment frequently met n the atrica'l s,for dancing'or bathing, and many other activities, and for convenienceof certain classes of people for general use. Where requirements callfor a garment fitting close to the figure from the bust down and withoutany breakin continuity visible through sheer skirts, my garment isparticularly adapted. It constitutes in one garment a re inforced bodysupporting portion merging into knickers, thereby completing the garmentas a covering for the person and revealing no gap above the stockings.By the embodiment of my invention such a garment is continuous from thewaist down with practically no break .visible through thin skirts. Itmay be made lighter than the several garments which it supplants, whileeliminating surplus material and producing a garment coinpletelyclothing the person. with the greatest lightness and simplicity.

Other objects are to produce a garment that may be readily put on" andsecured as easily as the usual corset, arid which will at the same timebe a garment that can be laundried, for which purpose I provide meansfor readily removing the boning, if desired. In all a garment isproduced which in a unit is put on and affords the support of a corsetand the protection of knickers or drawers, and while making effective asmooth unbroken line, also affords allof the conveniences essential toeither of these garments.

One embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawingsmade a part hereof, in winch:

Figure 1 is a front view of the garment on a figure; Fig.

ment on a figure; Fig. 3 is an elevation of 2 is a rear view of a gartheadjustable side seam; Fig. .lis a detail of the front closure.

In the figures, A is the reinforced body supporting portion; P) is thebody supporting or confining continuation of the material of the upperportion; C is the lower part of the body material where formed intolegs; D is the portion of lighter material fori'ning the lowerextremity; E-E are hose supporters fastened at c to C, which is thelower extremity of the same material constituting the body portion.

'As indicated at A, stitching F represents the reinforced portion whichmay extend to the top, or not, depending upoirthe detail of corsetdesign required by the individual or in fashion; G represents groinboning; His the front boning which may be made double or single, or maybe supplanted by front clasps; J-J are the side seam boning. which, asshown, material immediately adjacent sewed to gether; KK is next to backboning, which preferably extends slightly beyond the reinforced portion;L is the lacing which extends from the top beyond the reinforced portionand to a practical point, drawing. together the entire garmentthroughout the reinforced body supporting portion, as well as the hipportion in order to give it the required close'fit and supportingqualities, and produce the smooth effect over the hips; M is the frontflap which may be extended as far as desired, and if the front boning His supplanted by clasps, then the fly M will merge into the clasps, butwill have diiferent character of fasteners as it is desired to close thefront securely as far down as possible for all practical purposes.

As will be seen the reinforced portion F may constitute more "orless ofthe body sup porting portion A, sewing-however to suiii ciently supportthe-body at least slightly above and below the waist line, I

The material necessary for required strength, and yet suppleness, isselected and, depending upon the individual case, the amount of boningisembodied in the reinforced portion The boning may extend below andabove the reinforced portion, but primarily must give thewrequii'edstiffness without interfering with suppleness to effect support and p itmerges into the lowerportion. "While prefer two thicltnessesin theportion 13, the:

are spread apart with the dition to which they seam. holding the twoparts of the side to ened at will, and the same material of onethickness only extends downward, continuous with the portion F,carefully fitting the body and hips, thereby affording material ofsufi'icient strength at B to stand the strain of the lacing L and drawthe garment tight about the body with the required support and effect.The same ma-v terial continues into 'le'gs' C, which may be longer orshorter, as desired in any particular case, and at the lower extremitythinner or sheer material constituting knickers, is joined to form acontinuation to C, to any extent desired but preferably suflicientoverlap the top of the hose. This may, of course,- extend above or belowthe knee, but the joining between the sheer material is preferably madeso as not to be visible through the outer garments, which at this pointare loose. the lower extremity of the garment must be of lighter andsofter material than could be used for thevrequirementsof stiffness orstrength in the upper garment.

To still further simplify the apparel, I attach hose supporters to' theportion 0, which being still in view of the other requirements of thatpart of the garment, affords the necessary strength for this hosesupport. These supporters E are conse quently invisible and stillfurther aid to the smooth effect of the entire garment; in ad aii'ordmeans to hold the garment down.

The knickers may be lengthened or shortrelative proportion of the bodysupporting portion A to the body or hip portion B, and leg portion C andknicker portion D may be varied to suit individuals or taste.

The side seam shown in Fig. 3, affords a ready means of varying the sizefor more accurate fit. 'l'his is efl'ected by joining the nether,whereupon. the adjacent edges of the iip seam will have boningsubstantially from the upper to the lower extremity of the reinforcedportion, but preferably .eX- teuding still further below. Foradjustment, the scam ripped and a scam run from the top to the bottom asnear or as far from the boning as desired, to take in or let out thegarment at will. When the seam is sewed up the boning will still lieflat,

though diverging more or less at the top,

desired producund still in any case affording the support of the hipboning without ing any additional folds or thickness in the scam.

in cases such as for bathing suits, it is extremities of .leg extensionsthe legs- For many reasons material attached to entirely practical tothe same material throughout. The lower are drawn in, and as suchconstitute what are usually called knickers. While these extremities arepreferably stitched to the main portion or constitute a continuation ofits material, in certain cases I may button or otherwise detachablyfasten the lower portion to the upper. for obvious reasons, but as thispoint of attachment is well downon the leg it is where the garment must.be loose to permit movement, and therefore the fastenings will not showor interfere with the unbroken smooth contour ofefi'ect In otherrespects, while I have shown a preferred form of my garment, variousdetails maybe changed in the boning, lacing, rem-v forcing, and as tothe dimensions of other parts, without departing from the spirit of myinvention, but I v f \Vhat I claim and desire to secure by L ttersPatent is:

l. A one-piece womans ing a body-supporting and hip-confining portion ofcomparatively heavy material,

boning in said body-supporting and. hip-- confining portions, the lowerportion of said hip-confining portion being formed to encircle the legsof the wearer, and leg encircling portions for1ned of comparativelylighter.

the lower edge of saidhip-confining portion. 5

2. A one-piece womans garment, comprising a l'mdy-supporting andhip-confining portion of comparatively heavy material, boning inn t-aidbody-supporting andhipconfining portions,

have signed my Feby 1914. I I ADA LOUISE GREENWOOD. W'itnesses:

H. Moonauonn, H. D. DABNEY.

produce the garment ofthe outer garments...

garment, compris.-

and extending fromleg enclrcling portions formed of comparativelylighter material at-;

in the presence of desired. .The'main object being accomplished by.having a. smooth effect from top to bottom, while the.

